wrapper for long running commands

try.sh

# for long running commands
function try () {
    tally $* && fin || die; # cargo install tally, replacement for time
}

function play_sound () {
    aplay -N -q $HOME/.bin/$1.au
}

function fin () {
    # terminal.png should be in /usr/share/icons/gnome/32x32/apps/terminal.png
    notify-send "success" -i terminal # from http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/eoan/man1/notify-send.1.html
    play_sound monkey # monkey.wav from XEmacs https://bitbucket.org/xemacs/sounds-wav/src
}

function die() {
    # error.png should be in /usr/share/icons/gnome/32x32/status/error.png
    notify-send "fail" -i error # from http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/eoan/man1/notify-send.1.html
    play_sound yeep # yeep.wav from XEmacs https://bitbucket.org/xemacs/sounds-wav/src
    play_sound yeep
}